Legal Opinion
Dennie v. Swanston
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided February 18, 2009No. S. Ct. Civ. No. 2008-016PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, Chief Justice-, CABRET, Associate Justice', and SWAN, Associate Justice.
OPINION OF THE COURT
(February 18, 2009)
2Per curiam
Kelvin Dennie (“Dennie”) and Arlene Swanston (“Swanston”) are the father and mother of a son, Israel, who was bom in 1995. Dennie and Swanston have been engaged in an ongoing dispute over the custody of Israel, and, in the instant action, Dennie petitioned the trial court to modify the child custody provisions of a consent decree he agreed to with Swanston. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the petition. Dennie moved for reconsideration, arguing among…
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